The media claimed President Joe Biden demonstrated strength when he visited Kyiv on Monday, meeting with Ukrainian leaders as air sirens could be heard in the Ukrainian capital city.

But according to a CNN war correspondent on the ground in Kyiv, there were no sightings of missiles and the air sirens were not heard until Biden was in Kyiv.

What did media claim?

Media outlets made an inextricable connection between Biden’s visit and air sirens:

The New York Times: “Biden Visits Embattled Ukraine as Air-Raid Siren Sounds”